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Six mile race Lower Atchafalaya Sprint for canoes and kayaks set for Saturday

The Lower Atchafalaya Sprint, a set of six-mile races for kayaks and canoes with cash prizes for first through third in each class, will be held at Patterson Saturday.
The race course is a loop that starts and ends at Patterson’s Morey Park, 1114-1116 Main St.
Registration is from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. The first race starts at 9 a.m.
The registration fee is $20 and it is good for any and all races of the Lower Atchafalaya Sprint.
Classes are: Men and Mixed Tandem, Women Tandem, Man Solo, Woman Solo, Men and Mixed Big Boat (three to six paddlers), Women Big Boat. Payoffs in each class: 1st $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $100.
The City of Patterson is also putting up a trophy for the first place boat in each class.
Races start at 9 a.m. for tandem boats, 11 a.m. for solos, and 1 p.m. for big boats. Men’s and women’s classes will race at the same time.
There will also be two-mile races for medals. Tandem boats start at 9:10 a.m. and solos at 11:10 a.m. in these races.
This inaugural Lower Atchafalaya Sprint is produced by Tour du Teche, the non-profit organization behind the internationally known Tour du Teche 135.
On Saturday, Sept. 30, in Bossier City, Tour du Teche starts two of its odyssey-class marathons: Tour de la Rivière Rouge, the 275-mile non-stop adventure race from Bossier City to Port Barre; and the 410 de Louisiane, combining Tour de la Rivière Rouge and the 135-mile Tour du Teche for a 410-mile paddle down the entire length of Louisiana.
Starting with the two long races will be the more laid-back Race to the Dam, 24 miles on the Red River from Teague Boat Launch in Bossier City to Bishop Point Boat Launch.
Tour du Teche 135, in its seventh annual running, starts in Port Barre on Friday, Oct. 6.
See www.tourduteche.com for more information.

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